AT042
Unterlammer hill country


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Eurasian Scops-owl Otus scops LC resident 1997-2005 uncommon B2
Eurasian Green Woodpecker Picus viridis LC resident 1994 30-60 breeding pairs B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1998 Steinbruchgelände in der Gemeinde Stein Naturschutzgebiet <1

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland 50
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Other urban and industrial areas 30
Grassland Mesophile grasslands 20
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 50
forestry 50


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Unterlammer hill country (Austria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/unterlammer-hill-country-iba-austria on 24/11/2024.